Description

A SIOUX BEADED HIDE KNIFE SHEATH
c. 1890

sinew sewn and lane-stitched in classic bead colors, the central
panel with diagonal bands flanked on either side by cross motifs,
the top panel with a stepped hourglass, a coil beaded thong,
trimmed with metal cones inserted with red-dyed horsehair,
suspended from the bottom

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